It's looking alot more like fall!  Time is flying by!  I love this weather, cool but still sunny!  Makes for running and mowing the lawn alot easier when your not sweating like crazy.  We got back from Texas over labor day weekend.  It was tons of fun but really, really short.  I couldn't believe how flat it was there too.  I feel so secure with mountains surrounding me.  There will be some pics with our friends, Kayla and her family!

                            D&B was so much fun!  Tons of new games that we have never seen before!

                                                        Eating at the Rainforest Cafe

                                                             Happy Birthday Anthony!

                                                                         Our hotel

                                                                      Gotta love Bacon!

                                                         My favorite picture of everyone!!

              Casey and I went to lagoon this past weekend with my family.  It was alot of fun, but mostly made us sick, yyyggghh, I am getting sick just thinking about it.  Casey is back in school with his crazy schedule, actually not to crazy, but he is working part time which makes it for a longer day.   I took school off this semester and will just work part time. I am still doing photography on the side but it's been kindof put on the backburner since we have so much to get done!  no worries I'm still taking a few pics here and there because I can't go without my camera for so long!  Here are some pics

                                         My brother Dan and wife Kira and Carma on the zeebra

                                                                      Making her laugh

                           We finally get some pics with both of us in them,  that hardly ever happens!

                                  Sis and I on a Spinning ride,  got a good picture for being so sick!

We also have been hanging out with family and friends and have great summer days!!

                                                          Ralph getting his groove on

 Date night with Caseys parents.  Played tennis, hopped into the pool then out to dinner!

                                              Feeding the ducks with Carma and Ralph

                                         Climbing the stairs was hard work, time for a massage.

                                                    Rhodes Family picture.  Kims dads side

                                                   My friend Alex that moved to California

                                  Got a picture of a beautiful rainbow in rock canyon by our house

                                                      Casey and his friend Russ going golfin

I can't believe its already the middle of August!  I swear summer just started.  Well I am all done with the weddings, thank goodness.  They were fun but really stressful.
It was my birthday this last saturday and my whole family was in town visiting.  My mom threw a cowboy themed birthday party for everyones birthdays.  My nieces and nephews loved the cowboy theme too.  We took some family photos, and had a Bbq and the kids went swimming and my parents bought a little bouncy spongbob thing the kids can jump on.  It was really fun seeing everyone.  

Well school starts at the end of this month for casey and we both are not ready for it.  We haven't had a chance to go camping yet this year so are trying to plan a time to go.  

Caseys sister got married at the beginning of Aug.  I will post some of those pics too  :) 

 Afton & Miriam

My dad and Ralph really know how to party...  :)

Carma trying to play with the big kids

Our family photo I took with the self timer... turned out pretty good!

 All the nephews and Nieces

All my siblings 

Love my mom!

My sister lookin cute!

Grandma Rhodes, Soo cute

 Oh Carma...  you are sooo funny!

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This is little Ralph,  He is getting to big so quickly. I can't believe he is already 4 months!   

Grandma giving him some kisses

 Love this picture,  it looks like he is up to no good.

So we got back from our "staycation" up in salt lake!  We went through hotwire and got a hilton hotel for half off and went swimming and worked out and just relaxed, oh ya and went shopping ;)   We went to the aquarium and saw all the little fish, it was pretty fun, Then we went to Pine view reservoir and rented a jet ski for 2 hours.  It was a blast!  When casey and I went together casey tried to whip me off the jetski by turning really fast, but I held on super tight and then made him switch drivers with me.  We got tons of sun from sitting at the pool all day and playing tennis.  We played doubles with caseys mom and brother and won for the first time.

Casey got a full time job,  it's myfastpc.net.  He loves it and is really good at it.  He is a sales rep helping people with their computer problems.  He plans on working full time until school starts and then go part time again.  I still love my part time job and I also just got done with shooting my first wedding!!  It was stressful and a lot of work, and I still have a lot of editing ahead of me but I also loved it. I got some really really good shots!  I am also doing some bridals this wens and my second wedding this Friday.  

Yesterday we spent the day at my parents house playing with my niece and nephew.  I got the cutest shots of Ralph!  He just turned 4 months and has the cutest smile and laugh! Here are some pics of Ralph and our vacation  :) 

Here is a blog of my artwork that I did last fall and spring semester at UVU.  I realized I never posted it on here.  There not that good, but keep in mind that I haven't taken a drawing class yet.   but for not really knowing what I'm doing, I think some are pretty well done  :)  I really enjoy doing it, and I love taking the art classes and getting to know new people. 
On other news casey got a full time job he starts next week!  We are both really excited and it's very flexable to his schooling also.  I am taking some bridals tomorrow.  I will hopefully post some! 
http://kimistryingtopaint.blogspot.com/2012/04/above-is-one-i-am-still-working-on-and.html